Garment of the bifurcated nether type



y 1949. N. B. wlTTEk 2,469,486

I GARMENT OF THE BIFURCATED NETHER TYPE Filed Oct. 15, 1946 Mzmfi Wiler Patented May 10, 1949 Nora'BL Witter, Binghamton, N. Y.

Application October 15, 1946, Serial No. 7031380" 2-Claims. 1

This inventionrelatest'ogarments and ismore particularly-'relatedto"garments 'ofthe bifurcated nether'type such as underwear, shorts, pajama trousers and-the like.

It has been determined that" the" wearers' comfort of underwear andsleeping garments can be enhanced bythe elimination of buttons or other fasteners, and" 1nthis" end th'erehas been considerable development inrecent' yearsinvolving structural changes in' garments of this sort for the purpose of reducing the number'of' fasteners-required'; or of eliminating fasteners altogether. In general, recourse hasbeen had to shirts of the pull-over type while pants have been provided with: elastic: waist bands: and the like to eliminate uncomfortable buttons or other fas'-' tening devices. While much progress has been made in the direction of' eliminating buttons and other fasteners from sleeping garments and underwear, fly constructionsihave present'ed.considerable difficulty. since efforts-' to eliminatebuttens or." fasteners. have usually resulted' either in a closure which does not properly hold its shape, or in a closure which is so complex in construction as to cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of the finished garment.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a fly construction for underwear shorts, pajama trousers and the like which is characterized by simplicity of construction, low manufacturing cost, and the complete absence of buttons or other fastening devices.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a fly construction for bifurcated nether garments which is characterized by ability to retain a predetermined closed position and yet to accommodate with comfort the movements of the wearer.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof in conjunction with the annexed drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in elevation of a pair of shorts constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a view in section taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the seat portion of the shorts of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the right front portion of the shorts of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the left front portion of the shorts of Figure 1; and

Figure 6 is a plan view of a generally triangular 2- facing employed inconjunction with the fiy'construction of the shorts of Figure 1.

Referring in greater detail to the drawings;

the seat portion In of the garment, which is shown in Figure 3, is cutfrom'woven'cloth to the'shape' shown with the center back on the straight of" the material. This portion ofthe' garment; after cutting, has a-waist margin ll, side--m'a'rgins l2 and I3, and a crotch margin I4? Between the crotch margin I4 andthe'side' margins l2 and I3 are margins ISand' l6 which; inassembly;

constitute the lower" or'b'ottom' marginsof the rear portion of the garment.

The right front portion ll of the garment, which is shown in Figure 4}- isal'so'cut from woven material and'is'providedwith a-waist-margin l8:

aside-margin 19'; a bottom m'argin' 20*and a fly Similarly the leftfront' portion 2-2- of margin 2 l. the garment is-provided with'awaist margin23'; a side margin 24and a-bottom'margin 25.

The fly'margin' 2| of the rightfront portion" H of the garment i's interrupted by atriangular notch at 26 and the fly margin of the left front portion 22 of the garment is defined by a straight margin 2'! adjacent the waist margin 23, a projecting triangular flap 28 the base of which is integral With the material of the left front portion 22, a triangular notch at 29, and another straight margin 30 extending between the notch 29 and the bottom margin 25. The facing 3| shown in Figure 6 is cut to have margins 32, 33, 34 and 35, the margins 33 and 34 defining two sides of a triangle corresponding to two sides of the triangular projection 28 of the portion 22.

To assemble the garment from the parts shown in Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6, the right front portion is turned back between the waist margin I8 and the notch 26 along the broken line (IF-b of Figure 4 and. is hemmed. The facing, Figure 6, is sewed at its margins 32, 33 and 34 to the left front portion 22 of the garment, the facing underlying and matching with the triangular portion 28 of the portion 22, as indicated in the broken lines of Figure 5. The margin 21 of the portion 22 is then sewed to the turned back portion of the margin 2| of the portion I! for a distance dd extending about 2% inches down from the waist, see Figure 1. The triangular flap constituted of the triangular portion 28 and the facing 3! of Figure 6 is then stitched along its lower edge to the right front portion ll of the garment along the line 0-0, see Figure 1, and the stitching is continued to produce a center front seam at e--e to the crotch of the garment. It will be understood that the seam at ee connects the portion a: of the notch 26 to the portion y of the notch 29. The portion of the margin 25 marked m and the portion of margin 39 marked 11 are sewed to the margin M of the portion In of the garment and form the crotch seam. The margins l5, I6, 20 and 25 constitute the bottom of the garment; the shorter portions of these margins merely indicate that the material in the garment is cut shorter on the outside of the leg. Suitable hems are provided at the bottoms of the leg portions of the garment and an elastic band facing is provided at the waist.

It is important to note that after the upper portion of the margin 2! is turned back it still extends past the front center of the garment as the latter is Worn. Hence the margin 21 of the portion 22 overlies a double thickness of material and is itself double because of the upper portion of the facing of Figure 6.

From the foregoing it is apparent that this invention affords a fly construction which will not stretch open in front and which is free of buttons or other fasteners. The fly construction is, of course, not limited to use with shorts but has wide applicability to all types of bifurcated nether garments. It is therefore understood that modifications of the embodiment shown are contemplated within the scope of this invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A bifurcated nether garment made of woven material comprising a back portion, a first front portion and a second front portion, said portions in assembly including a connecting crotch and a waistband, the first of the front portions having an edge extending from the waistband to the crotch, said edge including an upper end portion, a lower end portion and a long vertical intermediate portion, complementary end edge portions of the second front portion being attached to the upper and lower end portions respectively of said first front portion to define therebetween a fly opening one edge of which is said long vertical intermediate portion, and a triangular flap on said second front portion with its base extending between the upper and lower end edge portions and its apex overlapping said first front portion, the lower side of said flap being shorter than the upper side thereof and being attached along substantially its whole length to said first front portion.

2. A bifurcated nether garment made of woven material comprising a back portion, a first front portion and a second front portion, said portions in assembly including a connecting crotch and a waistband, the first of the front portions having an edge extending from the waistband to the crotch, said edge including an upper end portion, a lower end portion and a long vertical intermediate portion, complementary end edge portions of the second front portion being attached to the upper and lower end portions respectively of said firs-t front portion to define therebetween a fiy opening one edge of which is said long vertical intermediate portion, and a triangular flap on said second front portion with its base extending between the upper and lower end edge portions and its apex overlapping said first front portion, thelower side of said flap being shorter than the upper side thereof and being attached along substantially its whole length to said first front portion, said triangular flap being constituted of a double thickness of material.

NORA B. WITTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,832,687 Boshnack Nov. 1'7, 1931 1,999,433 Weiss Apr. 30, 1935 2,239,972 Rauser Apr. 29, 1941 

